another Rocinante build

[lyter1958]

well, i got one of the four that i've been building done.
here is my build of the Rocinante by Michel Grosberg. and of course i have to make it bigger.i did not take enough pic's of the whole build ( i forget things.. i know , shame on me..) but i got enough to share for all to know the fun of this build. his directions are really easy to follow and i like how you build it in small sections. the interior frame work help keep it strong and straight . first off it the engine section. had a small problem withe the inner wall of the engine. was about 1/2 inch short. problem fixed by printing another part and adding the missing section then everything lined up. all better
here is the complected section

 

[Rhaven Blaack]

You are off to a good start! This looks really good! You did a flawless job with fixing the problem with the exhaust.

 

[lyter1958]

section 2 went together easy. made frame work and add outer skin oh, yea. forgot to tell ya that i i glued the printed frame work to a old cereal box to "beef" it up some. here is the skin cut, folded and other parts added. i missed a lot of pics missed
test fit and a measurement

 

[lyter1958]

the last section is the biggest and harder to do. the upper skin section i cut off the glue tabs and made my own using thin paper .then i put the frame work insidemore of the upper skin

 

[lyter1958]

sorry for the double post of pics
next the lower skin now the real fun started when i was to attach this piece onto the frame.. it wouldn't fit.. i had to trim 1/8 of a inch off the lower frame to have the skin meet all the way around.

 

[lyter1958]

You are off to a good start! This looks really good! You did a flawless job with fixing the problem with the exhaust.

i looked at it and thought " what the heck" went back and forth with the directions to make sure it was not to bow inside. had a "scare me" moment there

 

[Rhaven Blaack]

I have had a few moments like that. :Computer: There were a few times where I had to just walk away from the project and take a break for awhile, then approach it with a fresh mind and eyes. :Coffee:

KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!thumbsupthumbsupthumbsup

 

[lyter1958]

the crew section more of the parts and pieces gun podsgrills, ports and others

 

[lyter1958]

building the antenna. toothpicks just not big enough. so i wrapped a little bit of paper around them to have a snug fit glued into place now the 3 completed sections

 

[lyter1958]

it took me a month to build. working on the weekends and getting a few hours in during the week. but she is done (except the stand ) last pic of a old fart holding his baby

 

[Rhaven Blaack]

You did a GREAT JOB! It is bigger than I thought. For some reason, I thought that it was about a 10th that size.
If you have "Q-Tip" with paper shafts (which are thicker than most toothpick), you can use them for "gun barrels" or tubes as needed. I use them anywhere I can.

 

[lyter1958]

You did a GREAT JOB! It is bigger than I thought. For some reason, I thought that it was about a 10th that size.
If you have "Q-Tip" with paper shafts (which are thicker than most toothpick), you can use them for "gun barrels" or tubes as needed. I use them anywhere I can.

well crapp, i didnt think of using q-tips..... thanks for the "tip".... it is bigger cause i print them out on 11 x 17 paper. easer for me to work with, plus i think they look better bigger

 

[Rhaven Blaack]

well crapp, i didnt think of using q-tips..... thanks for the "tip".... it is bigger cause i print them out on 11 x 17 paper. easer for me to work with, plus i think they look better bigger

You are more than welcome! Printing it on 11 x 17 makes sense.

 

[zathros]

What an excellent build. The inside framing was a great idea. When you can post a picture that big, and the model looks that good, you know you have really done an excellent job! Superb build! Thanks for posting your work, a pleasure to see.

 

[lyter1958]

The framing is part of the model sheets. With out it, it wouldn't stand up, even in a smaller size. I would love to see plans for other ships from " The Expanse " . this was a real fun build.
Thanks all for looking and the comments. . Now on to "try" to finish the others sitting on the workbench

 

[Revell-Fan]

Absolutely stunning! Very well done, lyter!

 

[DJPinter]

...of course i have to make it bigger.

How much did you up-scale the printouts?

 

[lyter1958]

I just printed it out on 1117 paper and hit fit to page. I never realy check to see on how much it's scaled up. I'll have to check it out..

 

[zathros]

I like the size of this model a lot.

 

[lyter1958]

How much did you up-scale the printouts?

it was up sized 135%